Watching the purple thunder raging behind the young girl like dragons and snakes, Leo understood that if he said even one wrong word, he would be sliced in half just like the school building... No, not that cleanly.
But precisely because of this, he had to speak his true feelings even more.
—Sincerity is the strongest ultimate move!
"Lies won't hurt people; the truth is the sharp blade."
Maintaining a pleasant smile, he looked straight into the young girl's purple eyes filled with anger.
"It's precisely because I poked your sore spot that you're so anxious, right?"
"What do you know about me?"
Facing Leo's fearless appearance, the originally fully enraged young girl subconsciously took half a step back, the anger on her face turning into embarrassment and annoyance.
"I know your father was wrongly imprisoned, and you went from a happy bird chased by everyone to a criminal's daughter despised by all."
Seeing this, Leo was naturally even more fearless. Relying on the opponent's suppression gradually decreasing, he actually walked out of MEI... or rather, from the opponent's former "body".
Although he was still in the state of a spirit body, under the shift in power dynamics, his body appeared incomparably solid.
"No one understands you, and no one cares about you. Situated in darkness, you naturally want revenge against everything!"
"However—"
Revealing a sincere expression, he said solemnly: "Although you have lost everything, you still have me now!"
"I will become your guide, leading you to slash at the enemy you should truly take revenge on!"
As he spoke, he had already walked fearlessly in front of the young girl, and even forced her to retreat a few steps.
If not for the cliff cut out by the purple thunder sword qi behind her, perhaps the young girl would have continued to retreat.
Behind Leo, MEI had collapsed on the ground, watching Leo's performance in a duck-sitting posture.
—Is it my illusion? Why does it feel like he's the villain?
As proof of MEI relaxing, she had the spare energy to think about these random things.
But this also proved that she had completely set her mind at ease regarding Leo.
At this moment, just seeing Leo's back made her feel a burst of relief.
"You, you..."
Facing Leo's step-by-step pressure, the young girl began to panic, no longer possessing her previous arrogance.
Opening her mouth, she seemed to have countless words she wanted to say, but she couldn't utter a single one.
Because everything was just as Leo said; this was the reality she was unwilling to face, and dared not face!
It was her cowardice that trapped her obsession and resentment here forever.
So in reality—
"You are the crybaby, right?"
Gently reaching out his hand, Leo smiled and wiped away the tears that had flowed down the young girl's cheeks at some unknown point.
At the same time, even though this hand of his was blasted into charcoal by the thunder coiling around the young girl, he didn't flinch or tremble in the slightest.
Because he understood that all of this was merely illusion.
And as long as he understood this point, the young girl naturally couldn't hurt him.
In the end, this was not true "reality"; all damage was caused by the young girl's mind, as well as his own fear.
So in other words, in a realm governed by the mind like this, as long as he was fearless, nothing could hurt him.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this was his 12 points of [Energy], which surpassed the human limit.
Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to suppress the fear in their heart, and they would only be swallowed by this place.
"Can... can you really do it?"
Sensing the goodwill radiating from Leo, the young girl changed her attitude after hesitating for a moment.
"Of course, I promise you!"
Restraining the smile on his face, after wiping the tear stains for the young girl, Leo took the opportunity to raise his hand and swear an oath.
"Whether for you or for me, I will definitely end the tragedy here!"
Honestly speaking, as his age increased, he had long passed the age of wanting to be a hero.
But perhaps because he had returned to his youth, those impulsive emotions controlled by hormones had returned.
Therefore, facing such a weeping young girl, he instinctively wanted to save her.
"A-Alright..."
Seeing no falsehood in Leo's eyes, the purple thunder on the young girl's body gradually disappeared.
"Then I will trust you for once."
Although she said that, she had watched Leo's journey all the way here.
From the initial frivolity to the current sincerity, just like MEI, she changed her impression of Leo bit by bit.
But precisely because of this, she couldn't stubbornly refute Leo's words.
The other party proved to her... maybe this guy really could create a miracle?
"Phew..."
Seeing that the young girl finally trusted him, Leo couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and smiled: "My name is Leo. Please take care of me from now on."
"He... No, I should call you the Herrscher of Thunder, right?"
Realizing he still couldn't call out the other party's name, he immediately confirmed his conjecture.
However, his conjecture was not entirely correct—
"No."
Shaking her head at Leo, the young girl crossed her arms and said quite arrogantly: "I am the Herrscher of Thunder · Raiden Mei!"
Then, she suddenly smiled beautifully.
"So there are things you don't know, huh?"
Leo had brought her too many surprises; she originally thought Leo knew everything.
But looking at it now, the other party was not omniscient and omnipotent.
However, even though this was a flaw in the other party, she felt that such a Leo was more real and worthy of trust.
"Raiden Mei..."
—So she hid her true name in the deepest part?
After hearing the young girl... Raiden Mei's self-introduction, Leo found that he could finally shout this name.
Noticing this detail, he realized that Raiden Mei at this moment had finally mustered enough courage to escape this dreamscape composed of her cowardice and evasion.
However, naturally he wouldn't say that out loud now. He just smiled and said: "Of course. If I knew everything, would I have ended up so miserable?"
Saying that, he waved his left and right hands, which had been blasted into charcoal by the purple thunder, at Raiden Mei.
Of course, actually, as long as he concentrated, he could restore his hands to their original state.
But he needed Raiden Mei's guilt right now, so naturally he had to put on the victim's posture.
"Ugh! Sorry..."
Facing Leo's accusation, Raiden Mei hurriedly lowered her head to apologize.
But just then—
"You really know how to manipulate people..."
MEI, who had finally recovered her stamina, had walked behind Leo at some point.
Intelligent as she was, she wouldn't fail to see Leo's little scheme, and couldn't help but cast a look of disdain at him.
However—
"No..."
Shaking her head, Raiden Mei spoke up: "Sorry... it was because of my cowardice and evasion that I dragged you two into this."
"Especially you... another me. I'm very sorry!"
—Another me?
MEI and Leo's gazes instantly became sharp!
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